Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Ridley's Believe It Or Not For December 8, 2015 National Christmas Tree Day

Ridley’s Believe
It Or Not—December 8, 2015, 409 days to go in
President Obama’s pathetic term. Trust your Tuesday is off to a great
start and your weekend was a great one although even winning the PAC 12 did not
put Stanford into the college playoffs but at least Christian McCaffrey is one
of the three finalists for the Heisman Trophy; as always, I hope you enjoy Tuesday’s holidays and observances, a link to Elvis singing Are You Lonely Tonight, factoids of interest, a relevant quote from
Jim Morrison, looking forward to enjoying some chocolate brownies, blessed with
a positive attitude and secure in the knowledge that
if you want to find a gift for any memorable event like birthdays, weddings, or
anniversaries, you know that the Alaskanpoet can provide you with a unique
customized poem at a great price tailored to the event and the
recipient. You need only contact me for details. 1. National
Christmas Tree Day—commemorating the iconic Christmas
symbol, the Christmas tree, some 33 million of which will be sold this season
along with another 9 million faux trees.

2.
National Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day—celebrated by those whimsical persons who love to drive
around in a DeLorean asking someone for help to fix their flux capacitor ala
Back to the Future.

3. 1960 Number One Song—celebrating
the number one song in 1960 on a long run of six weeks in that position Are You Lonesome Tonight by Elvis Presley. Here is a link to Elvis performing Are You
Lonesome Tonight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cS5aCozhcA

4.
National Chocolate Brownie Day—celebrating another great way to get one’s sugar.

5.
Closing The Door Way Too Soon—celebrating
the birthday on this day in 1943 of an iconic rock and roll singer and
songwriter/poet Jim Morrison who like so many rock stars of the 60’s and 70’s
died way too early at the age of 27 due to a suspected heroin overdose.

On
this day in:

a.
1660 the glass ceiling is broken for the first time on an English state with a
woman actress (either Margaret Hughes or Anne Marshall) playing the role of Desdemona
in Shakespeare’s play Othello.

b.
1915 John McCrae’s poem “In Flanders Field” was published anonymously in Punch.

c. 1941 the United States and Great Britain
declared war on the Empire of Japan.

d. 1946 to the future dismay of husbands and boyfriends, noted French fashion designer Christian Dior and his financial backer Marcel Boussac founded the fashion house Christian Dior.

e. 2010 with the second launch of the SpaceX
Dragon, Space X became the first private company to successfully launch, orbit
and recover a space craft. Reflections on poetry: “Listen, real poetry doesn't say anything; it just ticks

off
the possibilities. Opens all doors. You can walk through any one that suits you.”
Jim Morrison How true, how true.

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Raised in a small fishing village in Alaska, Petersburg,in the 40's and 50's. Returned in the 60's to fish commercially on purse seiners for six summers. Graduate of Stanford class of 69 with great distinction, Yale Law School class of 72, For many years an experienced, efficient, and creative lawyer and adviser providing venture capital, corporate and transactional legal services to start-ups and emerging private and public companies. Published poet, customized poems for memorable events, creator of Ridley's Believe It Or Not--This Day in History (daily factoids, holidays, quotes and often a short poem), and daily tweets in 140 iambic bytes on news of day and in the process of publishing North to Alaska--Islands of Stability in Seas of Change. Contact me have created a unique customized poem for any memorable event or to impress a loved one networking events. mridley@octechlaw.com, www.octechlaw.com, linkedin.com/in/octechlaw.com, twitter.com/alaskanpoet,
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